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1939 Johnny Gottselig All-Star Game Worn Jersey
Offered is the opportunity to own a Johnny Gottselig game worn jersey from the 1939 Babe Siebert Memorial (All-Star) Game. Charles "Babe" Siebert was a Hall of Fame left wing and defenseman who played 14 NHL seasons, with service on the Montreal Maroons, the New York Rangers, the Boston Bruins, and the Montreal Canadiens. Siebert was a gentleman off the ice and a fighter on the ice. In his career, he scored 140 goals and added 156 assists for 296 points. His wife was a paraplegic, paralyzed from the waist down, and the devoted Babe would carry her to and from her seat at the Montreal Forum before and after each game. At home, he did the housework. Because of his hard play in the rink and his great attentiveness to his wife, Siebert became immensely popular with Canadien fans. After his career ended in 1939, he was named the Canadiens' head coach, but he never got to coach the team since he drowned in Lake Huron in August 1939, when he was swimming with his young daughters and attempted to retrieve an inflated inner tube with which the girls were playing. A special Memorial Game was held at the Montreal Forum on Oct. 29, 1939, attended by 6,000 fans. Proceeds from the game ($15,000) were used to help support Siebert's family, since most of Siebert's annual salary had been spent each year to care for his wife. The Siebert Memorial Game was organized by both the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Maroons, and it pitted the Canadiens against All-Stars from the other NHL teams. Johnny Gottselig, who wore this offered jersey in the Memorial Game, was a left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks, and the All-Stars won the game, 5-2. Gottselig was the second player from the Russian Empire to play in the NHL, and he played 16 seasons. He played in 591 NHL games, scoring 176 goals, with 195 assists, for 371 points. Later, Gottselig coached the Black Hawks, and he also managed three baseball teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Gottselig All-Star wool sweater (jersey) is cream color, with black and orange trim. There is some fading of colors because of the passage of time. The size isn't indicated for the sweater, but the jersey is 21 inches across the armpits and 24 inches from collar to tail. There is a significant number of small moth holes, most likely engendered during storage. There are also a few small stains. There is an orange star with black trim on the chest. On the star it reads, "N.H.L. ALL STAR 1939." On the back, in black felt, is "9." The sweater is a valued remembrance from the first time that an NHL All-Star game used players chosen by the press. This sweater is fresh to the hobby and never seen since it was last worn by Johnny Gottselig.
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